With every player contributing in one way or another, the Astros walloped the Mets, 11-1. Lee May, with a sacrifice fly, and Cliff Johnson, who walked and scored, were the lone hitless Astros. Every other Houston batter had one or more hits, with three for Bob Watson and two each for Doug Rader and Tommy Helms. Rader hit a homer and double. The Mets avoided a shutout at the hands of Tom Griffin when Ed Kranepool doubled in the seventh inning and came around to score on a pair of grounders. [The Sporting News]



Houston Astros 11, New York Mets 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      9, 1974 (Day game) at Astrodome
Mets         0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  1
Astros       0  2  0    1  3  1    4  0  x  -  11 13  0


Mets                 AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Astros               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harrelson ss          5   0   2   0     0   1   .258      Gross rf,lf           3   1   1   1     2   1   .341
Boswell 2b            5   0   1   1     0   1   .320      Metzger ss            4   1   1   1     0   1   .252
Schneck lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Cedeno cf             5   1   1   1     0   1   .286
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .257      Watson lf,1b          4   1   3   0     1   0   .302
Milner 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .263      L. May 1b             3   0   0   1     0   1   .270
  Theodore 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .217        Gallagher pr,rf     1   1   1   0     0   0   .208
Hahn cf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .347      C. Johnson c          4   1   0   0     1   3   .327
Garrett 3b            3   0   1   0     1   1   .172      Rader 3b              2   3   2   2     1   0   .258
Grote c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Helms 2b              3   0   2   2     0   0   .304
Koosman p             2   0   1   0     0   0   .156        Milbourne pr,2b     1   1   1   0     0   0   .300
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Griffin p             3   1   1   1     0   2   .286
  Kranepool ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .379
  Swan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .364
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
  Hodges ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261

Totals               35   1   8   1     3   8             Totals               33  11  13   9     5   9

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 16,880
Left on Base: Mets 10, Astros 7
DP: Mets 0, Astros 1
Errors: Harrelson
Doubles: Kranepool (2), Schneck (6), Garrett (9), Watson (4), Metzger (7), Rader (10), Griffin (2)
Home Runs: Rader (6)
Stolen Bases: Milner (4), Watson (1), Cedeno (26)
Sacrifice Hits: Griffin (4)
Sacrifice Flies: L. May (3), Metzger (3)
GIDP: Boswell (2)
Hit by Pitch: Rader (2,by Koosman)


Mets                   IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(5-4)          5     7   7   7   4   8   1  26   3.73
Miller                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.38
Swan                    0     1   1   1   0   0   0   1   4.45
Stone                   2     5   3   3   0   1   0  11   5.30
Totals                  8    13  11  11   5   9   1  42

Astros                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Griffin W(7-2)          9     8   1   1   3   8   0  38   2.87
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   8   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (4)
Wild Pitches: Griffin 2 (5)

Umpires: HP - Chris Pelekoudas, 1B - Paul Pryor, 2B - Bob Engel, 3B - Jerry Dale


METS 1ST: Harrelson singled to center; Boswell grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Harrelson out at
second]; Schneck grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Gross was called out on strikes; Metzger struck out;
Cedeno struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

METS 2ND: Staub walked; Milner forced Staub (second to
shortstop); Milner stole second; Hahn struck out; Garrett was
walked intentionally; Grote forced Garrett (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Watson singled; L. May struck out; C. Johnson walked
[Watson to second]; Rader was hit by a pitch [Watson to third,
C. Johnson to second]; Helms singled to left [Rader to second,
C. Johnson scored, Watson scored]; Griffin was called out on
strikes; Gross grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

METS 3RD: Koosman grounded out (second to first); Harrelson
struck out; Boswell struck out but advanced to first on a wild
pitch; Schneck flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 2.

ASTROS 3RD: Metzger flied to center; Cedeno flied to center;
Watson doubled to left; Watson was picked off second (pitcher to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

METS 4TH: Staub flied to left; Milner walked; Hahn singled
[Milner to second]; Garrett forced Hahn (second to shortstop)
[Milner to third]; Grote forced Garrett (second unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 2.

ASTROS 4TH: L. May flied to center; C. Johnson struck out; Rader
homered; Helms flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0,
Astros 3.

METS 5TH: Koosman singled to left; Harrelson singled to right
[Koosman to second]; Boswell singled to left [Harrelson to
second, Koosman to third]; Schneck struck out; Staub struck out;
Milner popped to second; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 3.

ASTROS 5TH: Griffin struck out; Gross walked; Metzger doubled to
right [Gross to third]; Cedeno singled to left [Gross scored,
Metzger to third, Cedeno to second (on throw)]; Watson was
walked intentionally; L. May hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Metzger scored, Cedeno to third]; Cedeno stole home and Watson
stole second; C. Johnson was called out on strikes; 3 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 6.

METS 6TH: Hahn struck out; Garrett struck out; Grote grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 0, Astros 6.

ASTROS 6TH: Rader walked; Helms singled to left [Rader to
second]; MILLER REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); MILBOURNE RAN FOR
HELMS; Griffin out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Milbourne to second, Rader to third]; Gross walked; Metzger hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Rader scored, Milbourne to third];
Cedeno forced Gross (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Mets 0, Astros 7.

METS 7TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KRANEPOOL
BATTED FOR MILLER; Kranepool doubled to left; Harrelson grounded
out (first unassisted) [Kranepool to third]; Boswell grounded
out (first to pitcher) [Kranepool scored]; Schneck doubled to
right; Griffin threw a wild pitch [Schneck to third]; Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Astros 7.

ASTROS 7TH: SWAN REPLACED KRANEPOOL (PITCHING); Watson singled
to pitcher; STONE REPLACED SWAN (PITCHING); L. May forced Watson
(shortstop to second); GALLAGHER RAN FOR L. MAY; C. Johnson was
called out on strikes; Rader doubled to right [Gallagher
scored]; Milbourne singled to shortstop [Rader scored (error by
Harrelson) (no RBI), Milbourne to second]; Griffin doubled to
center [Milbourne scored]; Gross singled to center [Griffin
scored]; Metzger flied to right; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1,
Astros 11.

METS 8TH: GALLAGHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); GROSS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); WATSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B);
Milner struck out; Hahn flied to right; Garrett doubled to left;
Grote flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 11.

ASTROS 8TH: THEODORE REPLACED MILNER (PLAYING 1B); Cedeno
grounded out (third to first); Watson grounded out (shortstop to
first); Gallagher singled to right; C. Johnson forced Gallagher
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 11.

METS 9TH: HODGES BATTED FOR STONE; Hodges grounded out (second
to first); Harrelson grounded out (second to first); Boswell
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mets 1, Astros 11.